The Mike Robbins blog

Pity the nation... “It’s a question of character,” said Gordon. “Character?” said Barry. He was smiling a little and lounging back in his ...

  A gun on a brownstone roof “It’s the end,” he said. He decided to do it up on the roof; they’d always loved it up there. He’d bring a ...

  A figure skater leaves the ice “Doesn’t she look beautiful, George?” “She always does. Turn the volume up a bit.” There was the sound ...

The short story is a demanding form  –   but a rewarding one Until 2023 I wrote mainly books and novellas. I didn’t attempt short stories be...

An end? Or a beginning? They’d had trouble getting an air taxi. Thelma the producer called four and the fourth said, “Yes if you come righ...

The past is a dangerous place “The tape turned my bowels to water,” said Peter. Jake had been at the window, looking out at the glass-and-...